- It releases oxytocin which helps the uterus clamp down after birth, drastically reducing the likelihood of postpartum hemorrhage.
- Oxytocin is the 'love' hormone--it helps facilitate the bond between mother and child, as well as making her feel warm fuzzies.
- That it's convenient--always available, never left behind, always the right temperature, always enough.
- It's ready right now, no making a hungry baby wait.
- It's FREE!
- It's easy at night.
- Breastfed babies don't have nasty or stinky diapers.
- That it's the perfect nourishment for a child.
- The supply adjusts to the baby's suckling--so I have more when he's in a growth spurt, and less when he's not, and I don't have to try to figure out which phase we're in because it happens automatically.
- That the nutrients adjust to the needs of my child as he grows and changes.
- That it bolsters the baby's immune system by sharing my antibodies.
- That it delays the resumption of my menstruation.
- It lowers my risk of breast cancer.
- It lowers my childrens' risk of breast cancer and other cancers, including leukemia.
- That 'nursing' is so much more than just feeding my child at my breast--it is developing a relationship of attachment and love.
Eagle at about a week old
See his little hand holding on?
Even then he knew what the good stuff was!
See his little hand holding on?
Even then he knew what the good stuff was!
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1 comment:
My last littler nurser stopped close to 30 years ago, and I still miss it. There is nothing in the world so sweet.
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